Someone recently enquired about the permissability of HADRA,now im not a scholar by any means however i found this 1 hadith which Alhumdulillah i think makes it very clear for all to see,which ill share with you all now... Dancing in the Presence of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم Sunnah, apart from the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his actions also include those acts which were done in front of him while he remained silent , which indicted his tacit approval for them. Ecstatic Sufi Dancing is from the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم Aisha, Abu Hurayra, Anas ibn Malik and various others have reported this incident. Ethiopian companions of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to celebrate the joyous occassion of Eid each year in an African way. Everyone used to gather in the Prophets mosque (which, by the way, is the second most sacred sanctuary in Islam) to watch them playing and dancing. Abu Hurayra narrates: When everyone had gathered (in the mosque), these African Sahaba began expressing their sense of Joy by performing a cultural dance with spears to the rythm of their leather Drums in the courtyard of the Masjid Nabvi (right in front of the door that led to the Prophets compartment!) While the crowd cheered the demonstrating Africans, the children of Medina formed a large circle around the performers, WHIRLING around while singing in praise of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم stood there smiling watching them . They were rhythmically chanting something with drumbeats in their language , upon which the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم inquired, “What are they saying?” And they responded in Arabic, “Muhummadun ‘Abdun Saalihun” (Muhammad is a Righteous Servant (Of God) Aisha, the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, was inside her chamber at that time. She reports that amidst all this, she heard Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم call on to her O Aisha! Come here, quick! In Aishas words: The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم was smiling watching the play and asked me if I would like to watch it too, and I said yes. The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم then took Aisha into the crowd and placed her on his back to make her have a better view and she fondly remembers her cheek touching his cheek while she keenly watched the African spear dance and drumming with the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم .Aisha says I leaned my head on his shoulder, with my cheek touching his and looked from between his ears and his shoulder After some time, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked if I had enough and wanted to go. Aisha asked to continue watching the performance and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم consented; after some time he noticed her interest declining and asked her again whether she was satisfied, She replied in the affirmative. Aisha says and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport. Anas ibn Malik narrates that shortly afterward, Umar ibn Al-Khattab entered the courtyard and on seeing Music & Dance inside the masjid, he was so incensed that he immediately picked up some pebbles and began throwing the dancers with it so as to get them to stop their dancing and drumming. As soon as the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم became aware of Umar’s protests he reprimanded Umar by saying to him: O Umar! Leave them alone, Let them enjoy entertainment and play, as I do not like to see rigidity in your faith In another report most probably in deference to Umar’s intrusion, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم felt compelled to encourage the African dancers by saying: “Carry on with your drumming and dancing, O Bani Arfida! So that the Jews and Christians may know that there is latitude in our religion” (Bani Arfida was the kunya - the endearing nickname with which the Africans were known among the Arabs) References: Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 2 Hadith No: 70 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 4 Hadith No: 155 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 4 Hadith No: 730 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 2 Hadith No: 103 Sahih Muslim: Book 004, Number 1942, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945 Hakim, al-Mustadrak, Vol: 2, page 382 Hadith No: 3338 Tabrani Al-Mujam al-Awsat page 121, Volume 9 Hadith #3 Nasai, Sunan al-Kubra page # 309, Vol 5 Abd al-Razzaq, Musannaf p: 466, no. 19723. Al-Humaydi, al-Musnad p: 123-124, no. 254. al-Tirmidhi, p. 317. Abu Nuaym p. 738, Ibn Hibban sahih p. 545, no. 5840. Al-Munawl, Fayz al-qadir, p.161, no. 1582. Al-Ayni, Umdat al-qari p. 216-217. Ahmad ibn Hanbal, al-Musnad 3:152, #12564]
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